Jan 18~ Hola Huancayo!

Hey Everyone! 

Well I got changed to Huancayo, my area is called Manti!  My companion is Elder P. from Peru. I learned a great lesson this week, when I got my change I was pretty upset to be honest because I have heard a ton of stuff about my companion. But I got to the area and just gave the guy a clean slate. It turns out he is awesome!! Hes really trying to get better, and I feel like I can really help him out and he can help me out as well! Well, my room is pretty sweet! Its like a nice apartment, and its nice not having to get out of the shower half frozen!  My pension is cool as well! Nothing really new happened this week. I just learned to not judge, because when we judge we dont allow people to change. Well I hope you all  have a great week! God bless! 

Love elder Baca ! 

Heres a pic of me and some of my buds! 

Saying goodbye's in Cerro de Pasco

(pc: Elder Christensen's blog)

with Elder Christensen from the zone in Cerro

Zone Leader Conference- Elder Roberts, Baca and Evans

Jan 11~ Bautisms!

Hey everyone! 

Well this is probably my last week in Cerro de Pasco. I have learned so much here seriously and am super happy that I got sent here to Cerro! This place has turned into such a sacred place for me because I have gone through so many trials but have felt so much happiness as well! 

On Saturday we had 3 baptisms in the River Rancas! (14000FT)!!!! It was awesome.  To get to the river we rented out a convo (just imagine like a super old hippy van) and we went as a ward!  Well I had the opportunity to baptize Steven. My companion baptized B. (hes a kid we have been teaching for a while, his dad is a less active member, but this kid is SUPER smart. Then Elder Christensen baptized this lady named Isabel. She was a less active that we were able to bring back to church, and it turns out all of her papers got lost so she had to get re-baptized. It was such an awesome experience seriously! I really felt the love God has for all these people last Saturday! Thats what its all about honestly. Well I love you all. Have a great week! 

D&C 123:17   Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.

Elder Delgado (Argentina), Elder Baca, Elder Christensen (Utah).

So last pday I hiked up to one of the highest hills in Cerro ( probably like 16000ft above sea level). And I solved the Rubix cube. hahahaha 

Jan 4~ Pasco

Whats up everyone, hope you all had a great new years and set some sweet goals! 

 SO Stevens baptism was moved to this week, along with another kid named B., hes 11, his dad is less active but wants his son to get baptized IN THE RIVER here in Cerro, so it'll be a sweet week! Probably my last week in Pascito but it'll be a awesome week! Tomorrow I'm headed to Huancayo for Leadership Council, and well that's about all the exciting news! We spent the whole week looking for new peeps because everyone went to Lima for Vacation!! Well, hope you all have a great week thats all the news I got. Love you all! 

Chao! 

Elder Baca

Oh and I forgot to tell you all! I got some super good news, about almost a year ago I baptized a girl named Leslie in Huancayo, and at her baptism her mom showed up to support her but was super Catholic. After the baptism I gave the mom a blessing of comfort because she was passing through rough times. We started teaching her, but then she went back up north.  But I just received super good news that Leslie's mom and brother who we were teaching for a while got baptized this past week! Im super happy for that!!!!!!! 

Here's a pic of her with her mom at her baptism last year! 

Christmas night, Elder Baca opening his Christmas package he received that day. When they returned home the power was out so they enjoyed the candy and gifts in the dark with flashlights (photo from Elder Christensen's blog).